A large
procession of several hundred demonstrators, among them gunmen,
organized by the Palestinian Authority, left central Rafah
along the main road towards IDF forces in Tel-Sultan. As the
crowd, with the gunmen among them, drew near IDF forces, a
warning fire of a single missile was fired from a helicopter
into an open area, not towards the demonstrators.
The
IDF is conducting an activity in order to target weapon smuggling
tunnels in Gaza Since the night hours IDF forces have been operating
along the "Philadelphi" road in order to target the
terrorist infrastructure in the city of Rafah. Since the beginning
of the Palestinian violence Rafah has become a gate way for
the entrance of weapons used by the terrorist organizations
in the Gaza Strip to carry out terrorist attacks against Israeli
civilians and IDF soldiers.
In
pictures: Searching for Gaza's tunnels
The
Israeli Army is attempting to destroy a series of tunnels
in southern Gaza that are used for smuggling arms into the
strip from Egypt. A photographer accompanied Israeli soldiers
on a recent mission into southern Gaza. This is his record
for BBC News Online of what he saw.
Geneva
Conventions regarding Civilians The Palestinian leadership continually
perpetrate war crimes against their own people and the world
remains silent, choosing instead to condemn Israel at every
turn for legitimate defensive militaryactions.
